User Claims Shopify Steals Data and Registered Account Without Consent
An incoherent review mixing concerns about accidental account registration with data theft allegations. The complaint lacks specific detail to identify a concrete problem. Possible underlying issues include confusing free trial sign-up flows or unauthorized card charges, but the signal is too noisy to score reliably.
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